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Nathan Beaulieu will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators.

The Sabres were hoping that he'd be able to take the next step in his career while playing under Phil Housley, but he seems to have regressed. Beaulieu has one goal, six assists and a minus-17 rating in 49 games this season. Victor Antipin is also expected to watch the game from the press box. Mar 8 - 7:21 PM

Nathan Beaulieu (upper body) will play in Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues.

The injury has kept him out of the lineup for each of the last four games. Beaulieu has one goal, three assists and a minus-14 rating in 33 games this season. He shouldn't pop up on your fantasy radar. Feb 3 - 11:44 AM

Nathan Beaulieu was checked out for a concussion after Monday's fight against Calgary's Curtis Lazar.

Beaulieu's chin was driven into the ice when the two combatants went down. When he looked dazed going to the penalty box, the officials sent him to the locker room. Beaulieu didn't return to the contest and it's unclear if he'll play Tuesday night at this time. Jan 23 - 9:56 AM

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Jack Eichel picked up an assist in his return to action on Saturday against Chicago.

Eichel, who played in his first game since Feb. 10 because of a high-ankle sprain, also had five shots on 11 attempts in the contest. "Obviously, a little bit of rust out there and a couple things I want to clean up, but overall it was just a lot of fun to get out there and play again," he said. "That was the biggest thing. I just really enjoy it. I enjoy playing the game, no matter what time of the year it is, who we're playing, where we’re playing. It's just a lot of fun to be out on the ice with these guys." Eichel logged 18:14 of ice time in the contest.

Sam Reinhart scored a goal and picked up two assists in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

It's Reinhart's fourth three-point game of the season, bringing him to 12 goals and 17 assists in his last 27 games with the Sabres. He definitely is worth fantasy consideration, and he's currently available in 62% of Yahoo leagues. The former second overall pick has 19 goals and 42 points in 71 games this season. Ryan O'Reilly, Nicholas Baptiste (x2) and Benoit Pouliot also scored in the win.

Larsson recorded a goal and an assist on Monday night against Toronto. "It's probably just a little more opportunity at the end of the years with trades and injuries," he said. "That could be a factor, too, as well. But I don't think too much right now. I'm just playing and feel good about it." Larsson has posted 10 goals and 21 points in 32 games during the month of March. Larsson has accounted for 16 goals and 41 points in the other 210 games he has appeared in during his career. He also has three goals and seven points in 14 games during April.

Benoit Pouliot found the back of the net in a 4-1 win against Boston on Sunday.

Pouliot has scored three goals in four games versus the Bruins this season. He has 12 markers and 16 points in 59 matches in 2017-18. Pouliot could be traded by the Sabres prior to Monday's 3:00 p.m. ET deadline.

The Buffalo Sabres ruled out Zemgus Girgensons for the remainder of today's game.

Girgensons had a spill along the boards and was slow to get up. He went straight to the locker room and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. With just 12 points in 64 games this season, the Latvian forward has no fantasy value.

Nicholas Baptiste scored a pair of goals in Saturday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

Baptiste got his third and fourth goals of the season during the third period to tie the game and give the Sabres a lead they would not relinquish. The 22-year-old has five points in 22 games this season.

The Buffalo Sabres are giving Scott Wilson a bigger role with Kyle Okposo sidelined.

Okposo sustained a concussion on Thursday and missed Saturday's contest as a result. With him unavailable, Wilson was moved to the top line and the top power-play unit. Those are obviously juicy roles, but Wilson hasn't capitalized on them yet. He had no points and a minus-one rating while logging 22:23 minutes of ice time in Buffalo's 2-1 shootout loss to Vegas on Saturday.

Kyle Okposo (concussion) appears to be likely to be back in the lineup on Monday night.

Okposo has sat out the last three games after a collision with Ottawa's Bobby Ryan on Mar. 8 and he's eager to get back into the lineup. "I've got a personal number I'd like to hit with my own goals, assists and points and shots," he said. "It's been a real struggle personally for me this year, I think a down year for me. I'm just trying to work as hard as I can and make a positive impact on this group and just try and lead by example with my work ethic and preparation." His status could be confirmed after the team's morning skate.

Jason Pominville found the back of the net in a 5-2 loss to Toronto on Thursday.

It was Pominville's 12th goal and 28th point in 70 games this season. Sam Reinhart also scored a goal for Buffalo. Both of the markers were netted with the man advantage. Evan Rodrigues registered two assists, giving him 18 points in 36 contests.

Kyle Criscuolo will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks because of an upper-body injury.

Criscuolo immediately left for the locker room after he was hit hard by Toronto's Matt Martin on Monday night. He was recently recalled from the minors and was making his first appearance with Buffalo since December.

The Sabres revealed that this hip problem is the one Bogosian sustained during the preseason. He didn't make his season debut until Dec. 1 as a result and only played in 18 games before ending up back on the sidelines. He had apparently re-aggravated the injury and while the Sabres initially projected that he would be out for four-to-six weeks this time, in the end he has been shutdown for significantly longer. The silver lining is that he should be ready for training camp.

Nathan Beaulieu will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators.

The Sabres were hoping that he'd be able to take the next step in his career while playing under Phil Housley, but he seems to have regressed. Beaulieu has one goal, six assists and a minus-17 rating in 49 games this season. Victor Antipin is also expected to watch the game from the press box.

McCabe underwent surgery on his thumb earlier this month and he hasn't played since Feb. 6. "Jake has been progressing well in his recovery from his previous injury, but we decided that this was a good opportunity to take care of a problem that he has been dealing with for a while," Sabres GM Jason Botterill said. "Jake will have time to fully recover before the beginning of the 2018-19 season."

Robin Lehner will be a healthy scratch for this afternoon's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Sabres have decided to have Linus Ullmark backup Chad Johnson. It's an interesting decision but they probably just want Lehner to get a breather in without having to worry about going into the game. Josh Gorges, Casey Nelson and Jacob Josefson will also be a healthy scratch.

Chad Johnson allowed three goals on 37 shots in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

The win gives Johnson 30 as a member of the Sabres organization, moving him passed Gary Bromley for the 15th most all-time as a member of the organization. Johnson is a quality backup netminder but has posted below average numbers this season behind one of the worst teams in the league. The 31-year-old goaltender has a 8-11-3 record with a 3.27 goals-against-average and .897 save percentage.

Linus Ullmark left Wednesday's practice to be with his wife, Moa, as they were expecting the birth of their first child.

"He had a personal matter, a good personal matter, so we'll see where he is tomorrow," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. Ullmark joined the big club on Tuesday as the team's third netminder and he could be in the NHL for the rest of the season.